Paropakari
| Paropakari | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Y. R. Swamy |
| Produced by | Bhagavathi Productions |
| Screenplay by | Y. R. Swamy |
| Starring |
Rajkumar Jayanthi |
| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
| Cinematography | R. Chittibabu |
| Edited by | P. Bhaktavatsalam |
Release date | 1970 |
Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Paropakari (Kannada: ಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ) is a 1970 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film written and directed by Y. R. Swamy. It stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi in the lead roles.[1] The film was produced under Bhagavathi Productions. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by Upendra Kumar.
Rajkumar plays dual role in this movie. Strangely, it is usually not considered among the movies in which he played a dual role because the 2nd character (that of a taxi driver) appears at the 52nd minute into the movie and dies at the 57th minute. However, the death of the second character is a necessary plot twist in the movie as after his death the lead character Mohan assumes the identity of the deceased character - Ramanna and moves into his house in order to create a false notion that Ramanna is still alive and thereby help the police identify the murderers of Ramanna and solve a burglary case also.[2]
Cast
- Rajkumar as Mohan/Ramanna
- Jayanthi
- Sampath
- H. R. Shastry
- Pandari Bai
- Ganapathi Bhat
- Papamma
- Vijayalalitha
- Nagappa
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Upendra Kumar and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and R. N. Jayagopal.[3] All the songs were received very well and the cabaret track "Jokey Naanu Balliya Minchu" sung by L. R. Eswari created a rage and became a chart buster song.
Track list
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kannu Reppe Ondanondu Marevude" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |
| 2 | "Ice cream Beke" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 3 | "Guttondu Heluve" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 4 | "Jokey Naanu Balliya Minchu" | L. R. Eswari |
| 5 | "Hodare Hogu Nanagenu" | P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki |